Introduction to Copperplate

June 15th, 2019 1:00 PM

Instructor: Raoul Martinez

Workshop Type: Arts

Workshop Status: Open

Workshop Start: June 15th, 2019 1:00 PM

Workshop End: June 29th, 2019 5:00 PM

Sessions: 3

Copperplate is a calligraphic script that is written with a flexible pointed nib. Since the 18th century, it has evolved from the standard handwriting in industrial-revolution era England into an elegant script with hairlines, bold swelling strokes and repeating ovals. It is used for formal occasions and anything that calls for refined elegance.

In this class, students will study the pressure and release principle, the basic strokes, the lowercase and uppercase letterforms and figures.

REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE 3 DAYS PRIOR TO THE START DATE OF THIS WORKSHOP.

About the Instructor | Raoul Martinez

A copperplate calligrapher since 2010, Raoul has taught and demoed this elegant script throughout the Bay Area. His artwork has been shown at the San Francisco Public Library, the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, Filoli, the Presentation Center in Los Gatos and the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Examples of his work can be seen at www.CalligraphybyRaoul.com. He has studied under Judy Detrick, Claude Dieterich, Heather Held, Michael Sull, Georgianna Greenwood, Pat Blair and Melissa Titone.